Difference between revisions of "Maurice Linquist"
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+ | [[File:c31272_0003_c.jpg|1000px|thumb|right|J. B. Henderson, 'Eureka Stockade Riot, Ballarat, 1854'. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (SSV2B/Ball/7)]] | ||
[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-005.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Official form on blue paper - evidence - [[Maurice Linquist]], auctioneer, 27 October 1854, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70 | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-005.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Official form on blue paper - evidence - [[Maurice Linquist]], auctioneer, 27 October 1854, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70 | ||
Recognizance to give evidence.<br/> | Recognizance to give evidence.<br/> | ||
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Taken and acknowledged the day and year of your first above mentioned at Ballarat in the said Colony before me<br/> | Taken and acknowledged the day and year of your first above mentioned at Ballarat in the said Colony before me<br/> | ||
EPS Sturt JP]] | EPS Sturt JP]] | ||
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[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-005v.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Official form on blue paper - evidence - [[Maurice Linquist]], auctioneer, 17 October 1854, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70 | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-005v.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Official form on blue paper - evidence - [[Maurice Linquist]], auctioneer, 17 October 1854, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70 | ||
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The examination of [[Henry Wright]], [[Thomas Wood]], [[Thomas Conboy]], [[Frederick Levy]] and [[Maurice Linquist]] of Ballarat in the said Colony, taken on oath, this 27th day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four at Ballarat in the Colony aforesaid, before the undersigned Two of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said Colony, in the presence and hearing of [[Albert Hurd]] who is charged this day before us for that he the said [[Albert Hurd]] on the twentieth day of October 1854 at Ballarat in the Colony of Victoria aforesaid, together with other Persons, did tumultuously and Riotously assemble, and did then and there burn pull down and destroy the Dwelling House of one James Francis Bentley.<br/> | The examination of [[Henry Wright]], [[Thomas Wood]], [[Thomas Conboy]], [[Frederick Levy]] and [[Maurice Linquist]] of Ballarat in the said Colony, taken on oath, this 27th day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four at Ballarat in the Colony aforesaid, before the undersigned Two of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said Colony, in the presence and hearing of [[Albert Hurd]] who is charged this day before us for that he the said [[Albert Hurd]] on the twentieth day of October 1854 at Ballarat in the Colony of Victoria aforesaid, together with other Persons, did tumultuously and Riotously assemble, and did then and there burn pull down and destroy the Dwelling House of one James Francis Bentley.<br/> | ||
This deponent Henry Wright on his oath saith as follows I am a "trooper," on the 17 Instant at the]] | This deponent Henry Wright on his oath saith as follows I am a "trooper," on the 17 Instant at the]] | ||
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[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-017.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Deposition [[Maurice Linquist]], p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-017.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Deposition [[Maurice Linquist]], p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> | ||
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The Prisoner [[Albert Hurd]] declining to make any statement and is committed for trial at the Supreme Court of Criminal Sessions to be holden at Melbourne on the 15 November next.<br/> | The Prisoner [[Albert Hurd]] declining to make any statement and is committed for trial at the Supreme Court of Criminal Sessions to be holden at Melbourne on the 15 November next.<br/> | ||
November next Sworn before us at Ballarat this 27th October 1854 E P Sturt PM Charles P Hackett PM]] | November next Sworn before us at Ballarat this 27th October 1854 E P Sturt PM Charles P Hackett PM]] | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
+ | Maurice Linquist was born in 1826 in [[Sweden]], arriving in Melbourne on 20 December 1853. He sailed on the [[Lady Franklin]] which left New York via Calcutta. Linquist was an auctioneer who operated near [[James Bentley]]'s [[Eureka Hotel]].<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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+ | == Family == | ||
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+ | Maurice Linquist was married to Josephine. There children are: | ||
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+ | 1. Charles (b. 1862 at New York, USA) | ||
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+ | 2. Maurice Ferdinand (b. 25 June 1869 New York, USA. Medical doctor in Buffalo, New York and later New Haven) | ||
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+ | 3. Edward (at Connecticut, USA)<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | ||
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+ | Thirteen year old Swedish born servant Augustus Eastermann lived with the Linquist family.v | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Scobie's Murder]] | [[Scobie's Murder]] | ||
− | For Forms, Evidence and Depositions in relation to the [[James Scobie]] trial click the following link [[Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 5527 Official Forms, Evidence and Depositions, October 1854 | + | For Forms, Evidence and Depositions in relation to the [[James Scobie]] trial click the following link [[Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 5527 Official Forms, Evidence and Depositions, October 1854]] |
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== |
Latest revision as of 22:25, 16 May 2019
Contents
Background
Maurice Linquist was born in 1826 in Sweden, arriving in Melbourne on 20 December 1853. He sailed on the Lady Franklin which left New York via Calcutta. Linquist was an auctioneer who operated near James Bentley's Eureka Hotel.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Linquist was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of James Bentley's Eureka Hotel. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
Family
Maurice Linquist was married to Josephine. There children are:
1. Charles (b. 1862 at New York, USA)
2. Maurice Ferdinand (b. 25 June 1869 New York, USA. Medical doctor in Buffalo, New York and later New Haven)
3. Edward (at Connecticut, USA)[3]
Thirteen year old Swedish born servant Augustus Eastermann lived with the Linquist family.v
See also
For Forms, Evidence and Depositions in relation to the James Scobie trial click the following link Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 5527 Official Forms, Evidence and Depositions, October 1854
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.